There are many theoretical approaches to modelling forest systems, but not all of them have valid practical applications. This book reviews current thinking on various models and explores a variety of areas and approaches. The papers in this book have been selected and developed from those presented at a workshop held in Portugal in June 2002. The topics covered include: forest reality and modelling strategies; mathematical approaches and reasoning; estimation processes models; validation and decision under uncertainty and model archives and metadata.The book will be of significant interest to those in areas of forestry, applied ecology, and statistics and economics. Colour Plates......Page 2 Principal Contributors......Page 12 Preface......Page 14 Part 1 Forest Reality and Modelling Strategies......Page 16 1 Suggestions for Choosing an Appropriate Level for Modelling Forest Stands......Page 18 2 Mapping Lodgepole Pine Site Index in Alberta......Page 26 3 Growth Modelling of Eucalyptus regnans for Carbon Accounting at the Landscape Scale......Page 42 4 Spatial Distribution Modelling of Forest Attributes Coupling Remotely Sensed Imagery and GIS Techniques......Page 56 5 Algorithmic and Interactive Approaches to Stand Growth Modelling......Page 66 6 Linking Process-based and Empirical Forest Models in Eucalyptus Plantations in Brazil......Page 78 7 A Strategy for Growth and Yield Research in Pine and Eucalypt Plantations in Komatiland Forests in South Africa......Page 90 Part 2 Mathematical Approaches and Reasoning......Page 100 8 Quantitative Tools and Strategies for Modelling Forest Systems at Different Scales......Page 102 9 GLOBTREE: an Individual Tree Growth Model for Eucalyptus globulus in Portugal......Page 112 10 Modelling Dominant Height Growth: Effect of Stand Density......Page 126 11 Testing for Temporal Dependence of Pollen Cone Production in Jack Pine (Pinus banksiana Lamb.)......Page 138 12 Spatial Stochastic Modelling of Cone Production from Stone Pine (Pinus pinea L.) Stands in the Spanish Northern Plateau......Page 146 13 Modelling the Carbon Sequestration of a Mixed, Uneven-aged, Managed Forest Using the Process Model SECRETS......Page 158 14 An Allometric-Weibull Model for Interpreting and Predicting the Dynamics of Foliage Biomass on Scots Pine Branches......Page 172 15 Diameter Distribution Models and Height–Diameter Equations for Estonian Forests......Page 184 16 Modelling the Diameter at Breast Height Growth of Populus euramericana Plantations in Spain......Page 196 17 Stand Growth and Productivity of Mountain Forests in Southern Siberia in a Changing Climate......Page 204 Part 3 Estimation Processes......Page 214 18 Estimation and Applications of Size-biased Distributions in Forestry......Page 216 19 The SOP Model: the Parameter Estimation Alternatives......Page 228 20 Evaluating Estimation Methods for Logistic Regression in Modelling Individual-tree Mortality......Page 240 21 Using Process-dependent Groups of Species to Model the Dynamics of a Tropical Rainforest......Page 252 22 Modelling Current Annual Height Increment of Young Douglas-fir Stands at Different Sites......Page 264 23 Simulation and Sustainability of Cork Oak Stands......Page 274 Part 4 Models, Validation and Decision under Uncertainty......Page 282 24 A Critical Look at Procedures for Validating Growth and Yield Models......Page 286 25 Model Testing by Means of Cost-plus-loss Analyses......Page 310 26 Regulating the Yield of Goods and Services from Forests: Developing Tools to Support Management Decisions and Policy Development for Multiple Objective Forest Management......Page 322 27 CAPSIS: Computer-aided Projection for Strategies in Silviculture: Advantages of a Shared Forestmodelling Platform......Page 334 28 Expected Volume and Value of Structural-dimension Lumber From 25-, 30-, 35-, 40- and 50-year-old Loblolly Pine Plantation Timber......Page 340 29 Comparing Models for Growth and Management of Forest Tracts......Page 350 30 Landscape Visualization with Three Different Forest Growth Simulators......Page 362 31 How Good is Good Enough? Information Quality Needs for Management Decision Making......Page 374 Part 5 Model Archives and Metadata......Page 382 32 Forest Modelling: Conserving the Past and Building the Future......Page 384 33 A Logic Approach to Design Specifications for Integrated Application of Diverse Models in Forest Ecosystem Analysis......Page 394 Part 6 Conclusions......Page 402 34 Emerging Trends and Future Directions: a Workshop Synthesis......Page 404 Index......Page 410
There are many theoretical approaches to modeling forest systems, but not all of them have valid practical applications. This book reviews current thinking on various models and explores a variety of areas and approaches. The papers in this book have been selected and developed from those presented at a workshop held in Portugal in June 2002. The topics covered include: forest reality and modeling strategies; mathematical approaches and reasoning; estimation processes models; validation and decision under uncertainty and model archives and metadata.
The book will be of significant interest to those in areas of forestry, applied ecology, statistics and economics.
